Alternatives
The best Snap Camera alternatives for streams and video calls
By The Swap Soul team · Published
Snap Camera, the free desktop app from Snap that put lenses on your webcam in Zoom and other video apps, shut down on January 25, 2023.
Nothing replaced it one-for-one. Here are the tools people use now, what each is good at, and what to watch out for.
What can you use instead of Snap Camera?
1. Swap Soul
A live AI face swap and voice changer in the browser: you appear as a character, with a voice to match, in any app that takes a camera.
- Good at
- No install and no graphics card; face and voice together; works with OBS Virtual Camera. From $10.00 for 300 credits.
- Keep in mind
- Paid per second after the welcome credits; needs a steady internet connection.
2. Swapface
A desktop app for real-time face swap in streams and video calls.
- Good at
- Runs on your own computer, so your video stays local.
- Keep in mind
- Needs a recent NVIDIA graphics card on Windows (RTX 2060 / 3060 or better), or an Apple-silicon Mac.
3. Deep-Live-Cam
Open-source real-time face swap from a single photo.
- Good at
- Free, and you control everything.
- Keep in mind
- You install it yourself (Python, Git, ffmpeg); a graphics card makes it much faster.
4. Voicemod
A desktop voice changer and soundboard.
- Good at
- Free to start, with a soundboard and many voice effects.
- Keep in mind
- Voice only — it doesn’t change your face.
Does Snap Camera still work?
No. Snap closed the service on January 25, 2023, and it isn’t coming back. Any download still offered elsewhere is an old copy — be careful installing software from unofficial sites.
What’s the closest thing to Snap Camera today?
Snap Camera’s lenses were mostly playful overlays. Today’s tools go further: they replace your face with a whole character that copies your expressions.
If you want that without a gaming PC, a browser tool like Swap Soul is the easiest start. If you have a strong graphics card and want everything local, look at Swapface or Deep-Live-Cam.
How do you use any of these in Zoom, Teams or OBS?
They all end up as a camera. In Swap Soul you press start, then pick “OBS Virtual Camera” as your camera in Zoom, Teams, Meet or Discord. Our setup guide walks you through it step by step.
Which Snap Camera alternative should you choose?
Choose Swap Soul if…
- You want a full character, not a sticker on your face.
- Your computer has no strong graphics card.
- You also want to change your voice.
Choose another option if…
- You want something free and local: try Deep-Live-Cam.
- You have an NVIDIA card and want a desktop app: try Swapface.
- You only need a voice effect: try Voicemod.
Sources
- TechRadar: Snap is closing its Zoom video filter tool (closing date)
- Swapface — official site
- Deep-Live-Cam on GitHub
- Voicemod — official site
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